Ji Cheng wins Tour de South China Sea
Ji Cheng won the first stage of the Tour de South China Sea Sunday. The 21-year-old Skil-Shimano rider is representing the China national team in this 2.2 race. Cheng was part of a four-man leading group on the stage around Hong Kong, edging ahead at the end to take his first-ever major victory. The Tour de South China Sea ends in Macau on 21 December. More
"Merijn Zeeman" more than a coach
Merijn Zeeman joined the Skil-Shimano cycling team as coach and team leader this autumn. He introduced the central training sessions that got underway last month. The riders are now supervised the whole year through, rather than only around the races during the season. ‘It’s something fairly new in cycling,’ says the 29-year-old. ‘For a very long time, riders have been used to training on their ow... More
DURA-ACE with Di2 technology wins iF Product Design Award 2009
Shimano’s electronic road racing components DURA-ACE with Di2 technology (Digital Integrated Intelligence) have been rewarded with the iF Product Design Award 2009. This contest is one of the worlds’ leading design competitions, organized by the International Forum Design in Hannover (Germany), with a history of over 50 years. This year 2.808 products from 39 countries were judged by renowned expe... More
Eltink looking forward to new Skil-Shimano role
You only heard you would have to look for a new team relatively late, at the start of October.
‘I was a doubt and Rabobank’s team leadership waited for the Vuelta a España. It’s true that it was very late when I heard I hadn’t been chosen. It being so late did make it difficult for me to find a new team. Especially because a number of teams have folded and there are a lot of unemployed riders. Rec... More
Replacing Spoke-Hole Plugs by Rim Tape
We have found that there is a greater likelihood of a puncture in DURA-ACE clincher tyre wheels WH-7850-C24-CL and WH-7850-C50-CL.

This is due to the surface texture of the rim in combination with the use of spoke-hole plugs.

The phenomenon can be very easily eliminated by replacing the spoke-hole plugs with genuine 18 mm high pressure Shimano rim tape.

We have found that rim tape is more sui... More
Gold SH-R300 Custom-Fit Shoe
Olympic champion points race, Marianne Vos (DSB cycling team) receives special made gold SH-R300 Custom Fit road shoes. “These gold road shoes are a reminder of a great race in Beijing. I hope to get some extra morale! Anyhow for next year I will be 100% focused, of course with the support of Shimano,” said Marianne Vos.

The SH-R300 Custom Fit shoe is a top-level road shoe with Shimano‘s Custom ... More
Shimano Turns on the Power
Leading in innovation and design, Shimano introduces the highly anticipated electronic road components DURA-ACE with Di2 technology. Coming to market as an addition to the new mechanical DURA-ACE 7900 series, the electronic DURA-ACE 7970 will deliver state-of-the-art technology that will give its users a revolutionary road riding experience. Di2 stands for “Digital Integrated Intelligence”.

This... More